The Rambling Boy: Stories About Texas is a weekly look at regional history, hosted by Lonn Taylor of Fort Davis. Taylor was a writer and historian who moved to the Big Bend after retiring from the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. in 2002.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 12 hours 23 minutes
An Act of Creative Dissent
On this edition of The Rambling Boy, Lonn take s a look at a book called a The…
Fear of Immigrants, An American Tradition
On this edition of The Rambling Boy, Lonn explores the history of immigrants…
A Little Night Earworm Music
Earworm; noun; a catchy song or tune that runs continually through a person's…
Portrait of a Fort Davis Photographer and Gallery Owner
On this edition of The Rambling Boy, Lonn explores the artistic endeavors of Robert Haspel, the owner of the Wild Rose Gallery in Fort Davis.
Cheetos, Neon Signs and The True Spirit of Perseverance
On this edition of The Rambling Boy, Lonn tells two two inspiring stories of perserverance - One about Flaming Hot Cheetos, and the other Neon Signs.
Nachitoches, Hoodrat Snacks, and Other Heavenly Delights
Everybody has a favorite hometown snack they can only enjoy in one particular place, in their hometown. Whether it's meat pies in Nachitoches, salmon cheeks in Astoria, Rochester white hots, Gerber sandwiches in St. Louis, chicken riggies in Utica, or flaming hot Cheetos and nacho cheese and Big Red in San Antonio...
The House That Anne of Green Gables Built
On a recent cruise around the Northeast portion of Canada, Lonn read Anne of Green Gables for the first time, a book his wife Dedie had read countless times growing up. On this edition of The Rambling Boy, Lonn explores the impact Lucy Maud Montgomery's 1908 novel has had, not only around Prince Edward Island where it was based, but around the world.
Adios, Columbus
With Columbus Day 2018 coming and going somewhat unnoticed this year, on this edition of The Rambling Boy, Lonn explores the "discovery" of America by Columbus through the lens of Cherokee descendants in New Mexico.
Sigismund Engelking Ranch Stories
Sigismund Engelking was a prominent San Antonio lawyer in the 1920s and 30s around whom an entire cycle of stories developed. On this edition of The Rambling Boy, Lonn explores some his favorite Engelking stories that he's heard over the years.
Discovering the Book on Texas By Writer Calvin Trillin
On this edition of the Rambling Boy, Lonn discusses the stories behind one of his favorite authors, Calvin Trillin.